In a statement released and signed by Marketing Manager for Accra Mall, Denise Asare, she noted that an investigation has been ordered into the cause of the incident and that the public will be duly informed of the findings at the end of the investigation.

The incident occurred at about 11:53 am and all necessary contingency measures were taken to ensure customer and public safety, as a full technical team comprising Engineers, Architects, NADMO Operatives and officers of the Ghana Police Service have been working assiduously on site to clear up the affected section for public use as soon as possible.

The portion of the mall which roof collapsed. Source: Twitter.Source: UGC

The Accra Mall management also opined that it is hopeful that the entire mall will be operational by Saturday October 13, 2018 but reiterated that the facility’s benchmark for customer and public safety remains paramount and it would adopt every necessary step to safeguard these standards.